Article support



Dec. 29, 1953 M. c. DAVIDSON ARTICLE SUPPORT Filed July 30, 1951 INVENTOR MARY C. DAVIDSON BY W [3 7M ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 29, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to article supporting racks and more particularly to slender article racks for supporting belts, ties, and the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a rack with a convenient means for removing an article from its supported position on the rack.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide a rack with a plurality of individual article supporting members mounted in such a manner on the rack as to permit ready removal of the articles from the supporting members.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simplified means of assembling article supporting members on a rack.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the following specification and appended claims, certain embodiments thereof being shown in the attached drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view showing one supporting member at the time of assembly;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view showing a plurality of the supporting members in their assembled position; and

Figure 4 is a partially sectioned view in side elevation, showing a supporting member in both the upright or supporting position and the tilted or release position.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, a rack generally designated at l is shown secured by brack ets 2 to a vertical base member 3 which may be a wall, door, cabinet, or the like. The brackets and more specifically the means for securing the brackets to the rack are a matter of choice and do not constitute an essential part of the invention.

The rack l consists of a rod member 4 and a plurality of supporting members 5 carried thereon in freely pivoted relationship. The rod is made preferably of steel wire, although certain non-brittle plastic materials could readily be used. The supporting members are preferably made from any suitable synthetic resinous material, although wood or metal could be utilized.

The supporting members 5 are molded in one piece and include hook arms 6, a centrally located perforation I, and weighted portions 8. The portions 8 of each member 5 preferably include a solid metal ball weight 9 placed within the member 5 during the molding operation when plastic material is used. The weight necessary to the practical utilization of the supporting member 5 could be separately attached, but this would make a more expensive unit of manufacture and would detract from the appearance of the rack,

The supporting members 5 are assembled on the rod 4, one at a time, as shown in Fig. 2 by utilizing the perforation 1 which has a larger diameter than the rod. After placing a member 5 on the rod, the rod is then formed by a suitable tool as at l0 and II to provide a combined bearing and spacing portion I2. A member 5 thus is permitted free pivoted movement, but is restrained from longitudinal movement on the rod. Any number of supporting members 5 may thus be pivotally mounted and spaced along the rod 4.

The rack l is shown in Figs. 1 and 4 supporting a belt 13, the buckle H of the belt being engaged with one hook arm 6 of a supporting member 5. The weighted portion 8 will maintain the hook arms 6 in a substantially vertical plane, while an article such as the belt I3 is suspended therefrom. To remove the belt from the member 5 it is merely necessary to pull the belt. This will cause the member 5 to pivot about bearing portion I2 of rod 4, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, and the buckle ll of belt I3 will readily slide over an end of arm 5.

Thus, it is seen that the invention provides a novel, practical, and simplified rack contruction for use either in the home or at a merchandise counter in a store.

I claim:

.An article supporting rack comprising a supporting rod and a plurality of perforated article supporting members, each of said members having two upstanding hook arms spaced apart in the same plane and having an integrally molded weight in a depending portion, said rod projecting through the perforations in each member between the upstanding arms and depending portion thereof to pivotally support each of said members for movement in a plane transverse to the axis of the supporting rod with the rod being formed about each member to provide a combined bearing and spacing portion for each member.

MARY C. DAVIDSON.

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